Team Wiggins directeur sportif Simon Cope has told Cyclingnews that the team has funding for an additional two years and that they will run a 16-strong rider programme in 2018.
The team will only consist of under-23 riders next year – thus solidifying their position as a feeder squad for WorldTour teams. The team has also denied that they are in financial difficulty after French rider Corentin Ermenault told Cyclingpro.net that he had not raced after June because "the team was financially broken."
The shift to racing with just under-23 riders means that track specialists Andy Tennant, Chris Latham and Steven Burke will leave the team. Tennant confirmed his departure to Cyclingnews on Tuesday, while Cope confirmed that junior world time trial champion Tom Pidcock would race on the road for the team in 2018.
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"We've another two years to run with Skoda. We've just signed 14 riders so far for next year," Cope told Cyclingnews.
In relation to Pidcock, who has been compared to a young Peter Sagan, Cope said: "Yes," in response to whether he had signed the 18-year-old, "but I don't know if that's common knowledge though."
"It's going to be all under-23 riders next year. We just need to sign two more now. We'll go to 16, all under-23 and focus on racing in Europe. We'll support the Premier calendar as well."
2018 is on the cards
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